Sony: MAG has sold over half-a-million copies

S.V.E.R., Valor and Raven have all taken part in the Shadow War for the past 2 weeks with no clear cut winner. While many have chosen to do battle within S.V.E.R., Valor and Raven have both held its grounds strong.

Today, Jack Tretton announced that over 500,000 people have registered and taken part in the Shadow War on a world wide scale. This number is up exponentially from the earlier reports of just 170,000 units sold on launch. Tretton’s comment came from within his Thank You note posted on the Official Blog earlier this evening.

“Over half a million of you have already chosen your allegiance in MAG, and have played over 270,000 games in the Shadow War.”

While we’ve enjoyed taking our fight to the opposing factions, we’re also happy to hear that this new IP has done so well on the market. 500K units for a multiplayer only title that is up against a $60 wall is something worth being happy about from a developer standpoint.

He said 500,000 people have registered. Not necessarily 500,000 people have bought the game. Many people could have logged in on their multiple accounts or created new ones so that they could use all 3 factions. Just a thought.

Awesome game. If you buy it don’t jump on the SVER bandwagon though. Besides if everyone does then it’ll get even harder to enter a domination match (the cool one with 256 players). Try valor they need help and more players. then there’s the add-on packs for $15, don’t waste yer money! Interdiction the hyped up new battle isn’t anything but a scam! Yeah new levels and another “big” battle sound awesome if you could play! There aren’t enough players to support it. It just looks cool to have that lock gone in the menu screen. I love the game! It’s way better than black ops by far! So tell all your friends to go buy it and join valor! Oh and get a headset because teamwork is key! Enjoy! : )